hang up one's boots

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hang up one's boots (third-person singular simple present hangs up one's boots, present participle hanging up one's boots, simple past and past participle hung up one's boots)

1. (idiomatic) to retire, call it a day (used especially in the context of sports).

• hang up one's fiddle

• strap on the boots

• hang up one's hat